On Nov 18, 4:36*pm, Christine Dabney > wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:35:34 GMT, "l, not -l" > wrote:
> >That is pretty much how I arrived at the things that are out now; about 90%
> >of the items are used each day, the remaining 10% or so are used at least
> >3-4 times per week. *Of course, now that you have me thinking about it; my
> >use of the breadmaker has dropped off a lot the past few months - maybe it
> >should become a rolling cart appliance.
>
> One of the things I found out for myself is this: if things are NOT
> out on the counter, they don't get used very much. *I don't think of
> them as much, and therefore I don't use them as much as I could. *
>
> If they are out on the counter, I think of the possibilities...
>
> I learned this concept many years ago...that having my appliances out
> in full view, makes me more *likely to use them, and to consider
> various recipes that would use them.
>
> The old adage is applicable he "Out of sight, out of mind".
>
> Christine

I'm with you on that. I have a line of appliances/foods going all
around the back of the kitchen counters. I do use most of them
regularly. The fact that I have very limited cabinet space means I
have to use my counterspace.

How tiny is my kitchen? It's sort of 8x10' but it's L shaped. I have
a reasonable length of workable counter space, but because of the lack
of cabinets most of the glasses are in an armoire in the living room,
the casseroles and pie pans (the glass stuff) in a pantry-ish closet
in the hallway, and the baking pans (the metal stuff) live in my son's
closet.

No way am I wasting kitchen space on a TV, radio, or computer. That
can wait.

In my previous house, a tiny house (800 sq. ft) with a large kitchen,
I kept a tiny TV in kitchen so that I could watch it while I did the
bills.

Susan B.